Fireproof wall.



J. S. GARD.

FIREPBOOF WALL;

APPLICATION FILED APE. 21190B.

Patented Mar. 23, 1909.

JOHN S..GARD, OF OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA.

FIREPROOF WALL.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed April 21, 1908.

Patented March 23, 1909.

Serial No. 428,385.

T all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN S. GARD, citizen 'of the United States, residing at Oakland,

inthe county of Alameda and State of -California, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in' Fireproof Walls,

of which the following is a specification.

TlllS invention comprehends certain new and useful improvements in fire proof walls or; partitions for buildings, and the invention has for its object an m roved construction of wall or partition of t character which.

will be light, durable and strong and which is composed of comparatively few parts,

and which may becheaply manufactured and easil assembled.

With t and other objects in view as will --more fully appear as the description proceeds, the invention consists in certain ,construotion, arrangements and combination of parts that I shall hereinafter fully describe and then point out the novel features in the ap nded claims.

ora full understanding of the invention, reference is to be had to the following descfiipitlion and accompanying drawings in w 10 z p I Figure 1 is an elevation of a portion'of a wall or partition constructed in accordance with my invention; Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view thereof; Fig. 3 is a horizontal section upon the line 3-3 of Fig. 1; Figs. 4

and 5 are detail sectional views of the joint connection between the studs, anchor plates, and. channeled top plates. Fig. 6 is a detail top plan view of one of the anchor plates; Fig. 7 is a detail view of a modified form of separating plate; and, Fig. 8 is another detail' view of a modified form of anchor plate.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the following description and indicated in all the views of the accompanying drawings by the same reference characters.

My improved fire proof wall or partition embodies a series of tubular metallic studs 1 the upper ends 'of which support anchor plates2 which may be formed of all metal.

' dental displacement These anchor plates 2 have tongues '8 depending therefrom and extending downwardly and fitting within the studs at the upper ends thereof, the anchor plates being thereby held in place to prevent their acci-' The ends of the anchor plates 2 are turned -upwardly and, as

' indicated at 4, are of invertedV-shap'e preferably as shown, said ends 4 constitutingrebraced by the plates and tiles.

manufacture taining ears between which the top plates 5 fit, said top plates being thereby supported by the studding and extending from stud to stud to form upper horizontal bracesfor the partition or wall.

The tiles 6 of my improved wall or partition have embedded therein wire netting reinforcements 7 some of the wires of which protrude out from the rear face of the tiling and are lashed around the studs 1 as'indicated at 8 so as to securely hold the tiles in place.

9 designates a series of separating plates that are interposed between theiront and rear tiles at the joint thereof, the ends of said plates being recessed so as to fit snugly around opposite sides of the studs, and thereby hold the studs securely in position and The abutting edges of the adjacent tiles are beveled as indicated at 10 so as to effect a secure joint. As a preferred method of setting up m improved wall or partition, one tier of ti es is held in lace, such tier or section is run up to the ce' ing by means of a double straight edge made for the purpose, the same not be: ing shown herein, as it forms no part of my invention. The separatingor spreader plates 9 are then slipped into position against opposite sides of the studs and are wedged into place, and the studs are then slipped into the small holes which are formed in the concrete floor of the building. Then the tie wires of this section are lashed to the studs. The opposite section of the wall is then built up','the back tie wires being tied as the rear tile is put in lace.

lfiig. 7 illustrates a modified form of sepa' rating plate designated 9,'constructed of vitreous material reinforced with wire nettin 2 engaging one face of the wa l and depend ing ton ues 3 engaging the opposite face of the wal From the foregoing description in connection with the accompanying drawings it will be seen that I have provided a very simple, durable and efficient construction of fire proof wall or artition which may be cheaply i and the parts thereof readillyassembled and which will be light, dumb e and strong, and which will not possess that 'coatgoing' on the tile.

Having thus described the invention. what: is. claimed as new is:

sound Carrying property which isn. (li sadtween said ears, and tiles psecured to said fm vantage of most structures of thistype, and

which will also'efl'ect an e'conolnyiii that it plastering, the finishing j haying depending to'nguesfittin'g within the upper ends, of said studs, and supported 26 will save two coats 01' 1; 'A fire proof wall'or partition, comprisng aseriee of tubular studs,- anchor plates 4 formed wltll depending tongues fitting W1tli--.

SUHlS.

2.Y A fire proo'l' wall or partltlon, com r1 Inge -series of tubular studsganc hor p ates:

thereby, top plates supported by said anchor-- 7 plates, and tilessecured to sai l,studs.

in the upper end ol'sarid studs and alsol'ornied with upwardly projecting ears projeoting above the studs,-top platee'supportod upon said anchor plates, and fitting within or be,-- I

' In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence ol'two Witnesses.

JOHN S. GARD. [L. s.]"

"Witnesses; I

A. M; THOMAS. A,'L.- YOUNG. 

